hit a snag

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

hit a snag

1. (idiomatic) To encounter an unexpected problem or delay.

   Their plans to finish the garden that weekend hit a snag when an unseasonal snowfall dropped several inches on what should have become the pumpkin patch that day.

Translations

to encounter an unexpected problem or delay

• Hungarian: nehézségbe ütközik
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• Spanish: encontrar un problema inesperado

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